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39,002 dengue cases reported until April 25: CPRC
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 39,002 dengue cases were reported from Dec 29 last year to April 25 this year, according to the Current Situation of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika in Malaysia Year 2019 and 2020 Report. The numbers released
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Chikungunya: 17 city plaza shop owners slapped with fines worth RM8,500
ALOR SETAR: The Kedah State Health Department has so far issued 17 compounds under the Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975, totalling RM8,500, to shop owners whose premises were found to be Aedes breeding grounds at City Plaza. Its director
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Four new Chikunguya cases in Alor Setar
ALOR SETAR: The Kedah Health Department has identified another area infected with the Chikungunya virus with the detection of four new cases in Simpang Kuala. State health director Datuk Dr Norhizan Ismail said the four latest cases involved traders and
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Mukhriz: Investigate cause of Chikungunya incidence in Alor Setar
ALOR SETAR: The Kedah government has asked the state Health Department and Alor Setar City Council to conduct a thorough investigation to identify the actual cause for the occurrence of chikungunya cases in a district here since Sunday. Menteri Besar
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Chikungunya – Are we prepared?
Chikungunya is an emerging, mosquito-borne disease caused by an alphavirus, Chikungunya virus. The disease is transmitted predominantly by Aedes aegypti and Ae. Albopictus mosquitoes, the same species involved in the transmission of dengue. Over the years, we have learned that Chikungunya results in high fever
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Chikungunya cases on the rise in Alor Star
ALOR STAR: Nine more cases of chikungunya were recorded in Alor Star, bringing the total to 23 cases suspected to be infected with the disease after displaying symptoms such as fever, joint pain, and rashes. Kedah Health director Datuk Dr. Norhizan
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